Question 2050 Deck Safety

The correct answer is A) She will have a large metacentric height. A stiff vessel has a large metacentric height, which means the vessel is very stable and resistant to rolling. This large metacentric height prevents the vessel from pitching heavily (option B is incorrect) and causes the vessel to have a short period of roll (option D is incorrect). Additionally, a stiff vessel does not have an unusually high center of gravity (option C is incorrect). The large metacentric height of a stiff vessel makes it very stable and resistant to rolling, which is a desirable characteristic for many maritime operations.